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St. Davis Whitesands Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · Wales

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 8 m 51.9 | -5.29

Overview

Whitesands Beach (Traeth Mawr) near St David's is one of the most beautiful beaches in Pembrokeshire. Facing west towards the Atlantic, this white sand beach offers excellent surf and kite conditions. Located in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, near the smallest city in the United Kingdom (St David's).

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Spot forecast for St. Davis Whitesands Beach

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:17

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:073.7 m08:312.5 m14:063.9 m21:222.3 m03:423.8 m09:422.3 m16:124.2 m22:212 m04:514.1 m10:371.9 m17:034.5 m23:081.6 m05:304.5 m11:231.5 m17:404.9 m23:501.2 m06:034.9 m12:051.2 m18:155.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 5.2 m

St. Davis Whitesands Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

385h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 385 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is March, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is April, with 160 mm.

Monthly averages: St. Davis Whitesands Beach
Monthly averages — St. Davis Whitesands Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 202 h 8 °C 155 mm
February 20.5 218 h 9 °C 111 mm
March 20.0 207 h 11 °C 125 mm
April 22.5 263 h 13 °C 160 mm
May 23.0 250 h 16 °C 66 mm
June 28.5 385 h 17 °C 69 mm
July 27.0 354 h 18 °C 49 mm
August 26.0 368 h 19 °C 62 mm
September 22.0 266 h 16 °C 140 mm
October 22.5 243 h 14 °C 105 mm
November 20.5 189 h 11 °C 139 mm
December 21.5 197 h 10 °C 129 mm

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Technical details of St. Davis Whitesands Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NNW.

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